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Cultural information on Philippines
September 5th, 2009 | 
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Most of the Philippines people address themselves as Filipino which actually derived from Austonesian tribe. This tribe migrated from Taiwan a thousand years ago. Domination of Mexican and Spanish culture during colonial rule left Hispanic immense influence on Filipino culture.
You will find Chinese influence on Filipino culture to a large extent. Chinese noodles termed here as Mami. Dishes like meat also reflect influence of the Chinese culture. Other feature that shows influence of Chinese culture is, you can find various Philippines local using their surnames, and some of them are adept in speaking the language.
Official languages of Philippines include English and Filipino. Frequent use of English language by locals is due to the influence of the American culture. Another influence is increase in the demand of fast food by Filipinos, which in turn give opportunity to various fast food chains to spread their wings in Philippines.
Several religions practiced in Philippines. Majority of people follow Christianity and most of them are Roman Catholics. Other religions include Protestantism, Islam and few local tribal religions.
Barrio Fiesta is the major festival of Filipino culture. In this fiesta, patron saints of all villages and towns honored by the ceremonies held in church. Street parades and various contests after the ceremonies spread a joyous mood all over the country. Singing, dancing and cock fight tournaments followed by grand finale of fireworks give a chance to Filipinos to feel the ecstasy.
Filipinos believe in moral values which includes respect elders and family members. They are usually friendly people with pleasing personality. Visit Philippines to celebrate Barrio Festival and live in a culture full of variety and diversity.
Philippines is a land of multiple cultures and ethnicities. You will find different native religious groups with diversified traditions and cultural backgrounds. There are at least fifteen religious groups in Philippines, Tagalogs, Ilokanos, and Bikolanos to name a few. American and Chinese cultures influenced culture of Philippines to a great extent.
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Some cultural information on India
First thing about Indian culture is unity in diversity. Despite presence of several ethnicities, religions and languages, Indians are one entity. This makes India the largest secular state. Indian culture includes monuments, music, theater, architecture, art, festivals and much more.
Indian is famous all over the world for its culture and heritage. India is birthplace of one the oldest religion on this earth i.e, Hinduism. Other religions that originated in India are Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism. Majority of people follow Hinduism however, religions that are not originated in India such as Islam and Christianity also followed by huge mass.
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Indian cuisine varies in regional styles. Rice is a staple food of people living in southern and eastern part of India and northern part predominated by wheat. Cuisine of western India comprises of Goan, Maharashtrian and Gujarati food. Goan food consists of coconut, rice and fish whereas Gujarati food is mainly vegetarian. Maharashtrian food depends more on sorghum and millet as well as rice and fish.
Eastern cuisine is famous all over the country for its desserts especially Rasagolla, kheeri and sandesh. Idli, vada, dosa and sambar are typical south Indian favorites. North Indian cuisine usually has high usage of diary products like ghee and paneer. Shahi panner and dalmakhani are most famous as vegetarian north Indian food whereas tandoori chicken and butter chicken dominates the non-vegetarian department.
Indian celebrates number of festivals throughout the year. Diwali, Holi, Onam, Durga Puja and Baisakhi are few of them. Even dances have several classical and folk forms. Bharatnatyam, kathak, Bhangra and Ghoomar are some of the folk dances.
Indian culture can be defined as huge collection of heritage, customs and traditions. India will never disappoint you as it always has something to give you.